How I Invest with David Weisburd

How I Invest with David Weisburd is a podcast that interviews the world's leading institutional investors. Previous guests include The Ford Foundation, Northwestern University Endowment, CalPERS, Stepstone, and other top limited partners.

E93: Why Do Most VC’s Underperform?

E93 • Sep 10, 2024 • 30 mins

John Gleeson, Founder & General Partner at Success Venture Partners sits down with David Weisburd to discuss the underappreciated secret to Venture Capital success, why operator LP’s outperform, and the math behind portfolio concentration.

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LinkedIn: John Gleeson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johngleeson10/ Success Venture Partners: https://www.linkedin.com/company/success-venture-partners/ David Weisburd: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dweisburd/

LINKS: Success Venture Partners: https://successvp.com/

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Speakers

John Gleeson

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David Weisburd

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Chapters

0:00	Episode Preview
1:43	Introduction to Success VP and its founding story
3:43	The role of customer success in increasing startup value
6:00	Common mistakes founders make in customer success
7:40	Specialization in customer success roles
8:43	Metrics for balancing sales and customer success efforts
12:28	The importance of empathy and customer feedback in product development
14:54	Why customer success often gets less attention than sales in Silicon Valley
17:54	Success VP fund thesis and investment strategy
20:05	How Success VP gets into top deals and the value of customer success
23:31	Building operator LP capacity and leveraging networks
26:25	Portfolio construction and strategy alignment
29:28	Closing remarks

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